March 2009 Raw Challenge Archives [Archive] - Page 2

tvillemom

03-19-2009, 03:57 PM

Hey all!! I keep forgetting to check in! I am doing fabulous this challenge! I am on about Day 29 for me....continuing on though...through this month and starting next...and the next....but really just keeping it "fresh" one month at a time.

The other day I went to "Deep Roots Market"...a place I've never been to, and they had lots of organic veggies, and raw nuts and seeds and a refrigerator section with RAW saurkraut and kimchee in!! I could not afford the saurkraut but I could afford the kimchee...and I've never tried it before! YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!! I am definitely making this myself next time I go to the grocery store to buy the supplies to make it. I also made a "cheesy sauce" with just ground sunflower seeds, nutritional yeast, salt, cumin, and a dash of hot sauce. Talk about scrumptious! I put the kimchee on a romain leaf....drizzled on some cheezy sauce, and chowed down. So today and yesterday I've even just put the kimchee in a bowl and put on a dab of cheeze. I'm lovin' that!

Peace to all....that's about all the greatness I have to share. I'm really doing great the last few weeks on raw, I'm a new person!

mattshor

03-19-2009, 04:13 PM

in my opinion kimchi is WAY tastier than boring old sauerkraut. :-)

bowie

03-20-2009, 03:23 AM

welcome to day 20

mattshor

03-20-2009, 07:28 AM

for breakfast today:
ELT sandwich - Eggplant bacon, lettuce, tomato on wheat cracker bread and miso cashew cheese
GS - Mango, Orange, Coconut and coconut water

Lunch - a perfect grapefruit

rawchic

03-20-2009, 12:01 PM

my afternoon yesterday turned out better than planned. We ended up watching the b-ball game at my husband's office (on their projector screen) rather than going to the bar. That was great because I just took a salad w/ me to his office.

Then, I ended up with an hour between the game & the home owner's meeting, so I was able to make dinner before the mtg. I knew there was going to be dessert at the mtg so I took a raw cookie with me in my coat.

I'm so happy today is Friday!
For b-fast I had a bowl of chia w/ raspberries & banana.
For lunch I'm having a caesar wrap, hemp seed tabouli and chocolate mouse. (all from a raw restaurant)

For dinner I'll probably just have some juice since lunch will be so filling.

tvillemom

03-20-2009, 12:18 PM

I'm somewhere around day 30.....I've lost count, when usually I'm on the countdown, just hanging on for dear life!!

Today I've had:
GS: spinach, kale, tomato, celery, carrot....sesame seeds, flax seeds, cumin, salt.

Kimchi w/ sunflower seed cheeze!!! YUMMY!

Dinner: ??? Not sure, maybe more kimchi on a salad??

I'm in love with kimchi....gotta make some this weekend!!

mattshor

03-20-2009, 12:58 PM

I am in the most amazing mood right now! I'm a little hungry, so I'll have another sandwich when I get home, I think. The grapefruit was just right for lunch though.

Happy first day of spring every one!

Just ordered some chia, going to give it a try and see how we like it.
People that use it--can you substitute it for flax in most flax recipes?

deberaw

03-20-2009, 07:38 PM

...Mattshor: I don't need to tell you...but you are feeling the Power of Raw!
You are doing super...Wonderful! Enjoy! :D Deb

RawVeggie

03-21-2009, 02:17 AM

hoowee almost missed the thread :D
well, after having ruined my gorgeous strawberry pie (my freezer was too iced so the drawer didn't open and close properly. when i tried to close it i had to push it so hard, that i spilled the still liquidy strawberries and had to clean everything ... so i also defrosted the fridge at the same time, but i lost my cake :mad:) i made something a little more simple so first time tried a banana chocolate pudding ... and guys, it worked out perfectly!!!! :D
other i made a nice salad and tried a mayonnaise with pumpkin seeds ...
tomorrow i will have to go shopping, i have too little stuff left here :rolleyes:
so, y'all take good care of yourself and good luck to us all

bowie

03-21-2009, 04:31 AM

welcome to day 21 and week 3!

RawVeggie

03-21-2009, 06:02 AM

jeeehaawww!!! i've made it so far, despite my own expectations ... :D
today i bought some really gorgeous looking strawberries, so i will try for the cake again ... now that my freezer should open easily again ... :rolleyes:
i also bought lots of other fruits and veggies so i should be prepared for next week.
today i think i will experiment with carrots and celery ... not sure yet ... i'm also still craving taco shells and enchiladas, but to get corn here at this time of the year is nearly impossible unless you buy frozen ones ... unluckily my freezer is not large enough to buy so much frozen stuff ... *sigh* :(
anyway, y'all have a great day and good luck for us all :D

maddbovine

03-21-2009, 04:09 PM

day 21!!

I slowed down on my nut eating (I was snacking on them whenever I got hungry) and I am now down another 3 lbs for a total of 11 lbs in 21 days! I am so excited with my progress.

Today I ran 15 miles and I ate an avocado before I ran then nuts and craisens during my run and some apple lemonade afterwords and I feel ok, but a bit tired.

I went to the market for produce and bought over 100 lbs of produce on Wed including a 40 lb box of oranges so I can have OJ whenever I want. I have 3 fruitaholic kids and a husband so I will not be eating all 10o lbs myself. It did feel good to be buying so much produce that I know we will go through.

Now I am off to clean my house as I am hosting a babyshower tomorrow!

tvillemom

03-21-2009, 06:10 PM

Hey all!! Wow Madbovine!!! 100lbs!!!:eek: Of course I've never thought to add up all the lbs. of produce that I've bought before, I might surprise myself and eat about 30lbs. by myself!~

Anyway, today I've really had a trying day. We were at our church's yardsale, where the food they were selling was all sad, meat heavy items that I won't describe. I skipped eating until I could get home and have some sunflower seed cheeze with kimchi! Loving that, but alas, I have eaten all my kimchi and hopefully can recreate the tastey dish using Alissa's recipe!

Dinner tonight will be???? Maybe some easy green salad w/ carrots, celery, avo...???

Hope everyone has had a great Saturday....Day 31 for me, and I'm better at this raw thing than I ever thought I would be! It's taken me a couple of years to "get it right"

mattshor

03-21-2009, 07:06 PM

GS for breakfast this morning. Not the best, not the worst. Yesterday's was truly delicious. For lunch I made some little tomato, lettuce and cheeze sandwiches with the wheat crackers from Alissa Cohen's book. They do such an amazing job of satisfying cravings for bread. They are just delicious slices of artisan bread crust.

Big sunflower seed and lettuce salad with ginger dressing.

SweetTangerine

03-21-2009, 09:03 PM

Still going strong! I made some wonderful raw pizzas today. I used Pesto on one and Marinara on the other. I topped both with red bell peppers and a rainbow of heirloom tomatoes. They are soooo delicious!

bowie

03-22-2009, 12:33 AM

welcome to day 22

mattshor

03-22-2009, 10:02 AM

morning folks! snacking on kale chips now. Heading out for brunch with Y. and my sister. fruit salad, here I come!

RawVeggie

03-22-2009, 02:47 PM

hi there,
for me it is nearly 9 pm now.
had a large orange juice with strawberries this morning and two avokados with bell pepper and cashews for the evening ... i was just not hungry ... :rolleyes:

selina_k

03-22-2009, 04:36 PM

Hello!

I started the day with a celery parsley juice (about 2/3 liter)

a couple of hours later a shot of wheatgrass

then I had some aloe vera juice

napped for hours

and I'm drinking grapefruit/ginger juice now.

tonight a salad or something.

mattshor

03-22-2009, 08:24 PM

today I bought some Chia and Hemp. Made Hemp milk with blackberry syrup. Very yummy. Been munching on kale chips and have some banana leathers in the dehydrator. Also had a couple of Chia lemonades--yummy.

Also had a load of goofy energy today. I think I am going into my next cycle of feeling good. Which is extra excellent, as my ASL exam is this week.

bowie

03-23-2009, 03:05 AM

welcome to day 23

mattshor

03-23-2009, 07:30 AM

today is starting out well. Last night we made an amazing taco salad for dinner. Thinking about it, even now makes me feel satisfied ;-)

Breakfast was a quick banana crêpe with almond butter-chocolate filling and dipped in blackberry syrup. That was incredibly, deliciously decadent.

Now I am sipping on lemonade with maple, lemon and CHIA. I love the texture and taste of it. It makes me think a little bit of bubble tea. Yum!

SweetTangerine

03-23-2009, 06:08 PM

I am still feasting on my raw pizzas that I made Saturday. My roommate told me that instead of paying him $20 for the cable bill I could just make him another raw pizza! I think for dinner tonight I am going to make a banana carob shake. I am craving something chocolaty and I am trying not to have cacao for a while (too many food sensitivities)

bowie

03-23-2009, 11:12 PM

welcome to day 24

mattshor

03-24-2009, 07:07 AM

mornin'
brekkie is chia with maple and blackberry syrup

we'll see what lunch and dinner become

RawVeggie

03-24-2009, 02:04 PM

nearly forgot to post ... :eek:
had a huge orange juice with added strawberries in the morning and angelhair pasta for the afternoon ... made a small salad for the evening. nothing special.
take good care

RawVeggie

03-24-2009, 02:08 PM

hi,
had very unspectacular things today ... large orange juice with strawberries again and in the afternoon a huge salad. i'm still fed up so only trying to force myself to drink at least 1 liter of water, but it's tough ...
take good care

p.s. mattshor - what is chia and where can i get it??

SweetTangerine

03-24-2009, 07:25 PM

Today is a light day being I am preparing to fast. I had my last semi-solid meal of raw oatmeal with raisins this morning. Today I had a green juice for lunch, and a blended salad for dinner. I am going to start a water fast Thursday and hope to continue doing it until next Friday.

bowie

03-25-2009, 02:18 AM

welcome to day 25

tvillemom

03-25-2009, 07:04 AM

Good morning all! I'm so sorry that I keep forgetting to post! I have been doing great!

Yesterday's food was:
herbal tea
GS: romain (trying to use it all up before it goes bad, but I usually use spinach) Kale, tomatoes, celery, carrot, sesame seeds, flax seeds spices....warm, yummy, savory
a flax cracker with "soup"
Lunch: avo sliced with sea salt and nutritional yeast
Dinner: romain salad with KIMCHI on top...nothing else...yummy!! Loving kimchi!!!!

Today, I know I need to drink more water! Today I will write it down....my goal is 80 oz.

Food for the day: (I'm planning)
tea, maybe green juice (feeling the need to keep it light)
GS, another savory one but this time with spinach
Kale wrap with sunflower seed cheese and KIMCHI!!

That's the plan!

Mattshor: Who do you buy your chia from? I'm out and REALLY miss those little "pudding seeds!!" I'd like to try them as lemonade....sounds yummy!

Everybody have a great day!

mattshor

03-25-2009, 09:20 AM

Hey, I got my chia at the Vitamin Shoppe around the corner from me. I think that if you look around online though you can find much better prices though...

Right now I'm just sipping on 32oz water with a few tbsp chia. It's remarkably refreshing.

Lunch is going to be a salad from Fresh City.

Dinner will be whatever I can scrounge up at NEU. Exam today :-) Hope I do well!

contessa20

03-25-2009, 09:32 AM

Today is day 87 for me! :eek: I can't believe it's been almost 3 months with absolutely no looking back. That's 1/4 of a year. Whoa!

I got up this morning and went for a 2 mile walk and it felt wonderful. My cat, Esme, followed me wholeheartedly for the first 1/2 mile loop and then gave up, defeated. Poor girl, she's so tired now. :D

When I got home I had a 32oz. spinach/cantaloupe/orange green smoothie (with seeds) made in my brand spanking new BlendTec. :::does happy dance::: I think I've used her about a zillion times since she arrived yesterday afternoon.

I'm pretty hungry today and, as a result, am feeling some cravings so I decided to make something really yummy. I've got a plate of Turnip Rawvioli and a pan of Zucchini Spinach Lasagna in the dehydrator right now along with a bowl of marinating mushrooms. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my paws out of there until dinner time and even have some leftover to take to work for lunch tomorrow. The way it's looking right now (yes, I just licked the bowl AND spoon :rolleyes:) there's not much chance of that happening.

I've also passed my 2nd goal weight of 160 and actually made it down to 158. How'd that happen? I felt like I was going to be sitting at 163 for the rest of my life and then all of a sudden :::poof::: there goes 5 lbs. out the window just like that. I originally wanted to hit my 3rd goal weight of 150 by my birthday in 2 weeks but I'm not stressing over it.

Off to clean the house now. My kitchen looks like a cyclone hit it after all that uncooking.

Ravani

03-25-2009, 03:27 PM

Hey, Cris, congratulations! You always sound so good - and your food always sounds delicious.

I just hit 90 days last Sunday. It's the longest I've ever been raw. I'm settling in with it and some day may branch out with something besides nori wraps! :D

bowie

03-26-2009, 05:12 AM

welcome to day 26

mattshor

03-26-2009, 09:54 AM

started the day with some bananas
was in a rush and didn't pack a lunch. Guess I'm water fasting until about 5, oh well :-)

tvillemom

03-26-2009, 11:52 AM

Hey all! I'm on day 37..this is the longest I've stayed raw for about 2 years. I've been on such a yo-yo!!

Anyway:
I went to the store today and bought some yummy ORGANIC: celery, cauli, broc., cabbage (going to try saurkraut now!!) and I think that's all for now. I have lots of greens in the fridge already.

Today I'm going to have a mixed salad of broc. cauli, olive oil, sea salt, pepper..

Can't think of anything else...not really hungry today for anything else.

I'm sure I'll eat something else, just not sure what. My D. is broken at the moment so I'm having to rely on just my new VM to make things interesting. ( : I'm so happy that I purchased a high powered machine, it has really taken smoothies and dips to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL!!

Peace.

kally

03-26-2009, 12:28 PM

Break fast: Green Juice and Green Tea
Lunch : Wasa Flat bread (whole grain) and an apple
For dinner I plan to have peaches, unsalted almonds and a spinach salad.

bowie

03-27-2009, 06:06 AM

welcome to day 27

ReneeH

03-27-2009, 06:36 AM

Morning RAWbies!!!

Last night I made a GREAT Salad for today... I'm gonna try a new dressing today or maybe put it with a Marinated Portabella...

I also feel like having Lasagna, so I went to the store and got some wonderfully fresh tomatoes.

I bought a watermelon yesterday, but it was not very sweet, so I think I'll take it and make some of Alissa's WONDERFUL Watermelon Soup! If you haven't tried it...DEFINITELY put it on your "TO DO" list!!! :)

Have a RAWsome day!!!

mattshor

03-27-2009, 10:07 AM

Yesterday made an amazing salad:
baby spinach, celery, green onions, avocado hemp seeds and a ginger/orange/almond/braggs dressing. Devoured that like nobody's business.

Also made some cereal with buckwheat groats, chopped up dates, almond cream, and a drizzle of agave.

tvillemom

03-27-2009, 12:17 PM

Haven't been feeling so great.....nausea.....there's a bug of somekind going around and I feel like I'm fighting it off.

Today I've just had some tea...not really hungry, of course, so I don't know what else I'll eat. Strange thing is, I'm kinda craving plain celery???? What's up with that?? I've never eaten celery plain, weird, but kinda interesting to see how our body works, ya know!!

Peace to all...this month is almost over....who's planning on joining next month. I hope to make it just as great as March!

RawVeggie

03-27-2009, 05:55 PM

sorry, i nearly forgot to post ... well, actually i did forget ... :-o
i had another really huge orange juice today, mixed with banana and strawberries ... really cool ... in the afternoon i had a huge salad, that was basically it. didn#t eat anything for dinner.
take care and have a great day.

RawVeggie

03-27-2009, 06:01 PM

had a huge orange juice in the morning, mixe with papaya and pineapple and a huge bowl of salad in the afternoon. nothing in the evening.

RawVeggie

03-28-2009, 12:11 AM

hi there
today had not much really ... during the day i only had some water. when i came home i prepared some tomato-nut mix and ate some burgers to go along with it.

this weekend will be going to the rohvolution to attend some workshops, so i don't know if i will be eating much at all, i'd rather drink water only ... depends on what is there :D
y'all take good care and have a great weekend!
and good luck to us all :D

bowie

03-28-2009, 04:28 AM

welcome to day 28

bowie

03-29-2009, 12:50 AM

welcome to day 29

MrsJ

03-29-2009, 04:20 PM

Fell off the wagon when my DH surprised my mom and me with Donuts yesterday.

Ugh. When does April start?

bowie

03-30-2009, 12:27 AM

welcome to day 30

tvillemom

03-30-2009, 07:34 AM

Good morning all!! Today is DS birthday! He turns 14!!! I can't believe I am the mother of a boy so big (he's as big as I am....well, that's not really hard seeing that I'm 5 feet 1/2 inch tall;))

We are going to do something special for him but it will include visiting my mom who is off work today....no junk food though.

Today I plan on eating:
tea for breakfast with an apple
cauliflower, broccoli, carrot salad (I could just eat cauli by itself with olive oil, sea salt, and pepper!!)
Dinner? Maybe a smoothie?? Yeah, probably a smoothie.

Hopefully I'll post later, if not, I hope everyone has a great day!!

mattshor

03-30-2009, 11:10 AM

Breakfast was an amazing GS: Strawberries, Banana, Rasberry, Orange and Spinach

Lunch was kelp noodles with a marinara sauce. Gotta say, I'm not super crazy about the kelp noodles. Doubt that I will buy them again.

Eggplant bacon is in the dehydrator. :-) can't wait.

SweetTangerine

03-30-2009, 11:27 AM

I am on day 2 of juices after a three day water fast. Tomorrow I will drink smoothies and then I get to graduate to fruit. By Thursday or Friday I will get to return to regular raw foods.

deberaw

03-30-2009, 11:29 AM

Congrats Wendi!

Mattshor: have you tried the recipe on the back of the Kelp noodles? there is one that includes a peanut butter/asian sauce...I have made it substituting the peanut butter for almond butter and other ingredients for Raw ingredients - and then mixing it all together and then dehydrating on a teflex sheet for about 30-45 minutes or so...the noodles get soft and it is like an asian noodle dish.....just my thoughts.....:) Deb

mattshor

03-30-2009, 12:00 PM

RawVeggie

03-30-2009, 12:29 PM

what???? no one posted??
well, i nearly neither ... but now i do ...
still on the track, but eating too little and drinking too little, so unfortunately not losing any weight ... i'm stuck ... :mad:

went to the rohvolution today and had a few "bits and bites" here and there ... had some wonderful truffles made of dates, nuts and raw cocao and other yummy stuff ... but not a big meal or anything.

RawVeggie

03-30-2009, 12:34 PM

today i didn't eat much again either ... went to the rohvolution today again and had a few "bits and bites" here and there ... had some wonderful small smoothies, truffles and small pieces of fruit leathers. also had small amounts of fruit purees and a bit of spagettis :)

RawVeggie

03-30-2009, 12:38 PM

woohooo ... nearly the end and still on the waggon!!!! :D i had never thought i would ever make this!! but it was much easier than i thought it was!!
had only some grapes this morning and a salad in the afternoon.
will now make another salad and had again two truffles i had left from yesterday :)

bowie

03-31-2009, 06:28 AM

welcome to day31 and the end of the March challenge!

mattshor

03-31-2009, 08:00 AM

Morning!
Dinner last night was a huge salad, and a bowl of Kelp noodles with a Tahini/Miso dressing. Very tasty.

Overslept this morning! No breakfast had to run out the door to get to work. Lunch is leftovers from last night.

amanda

03-31-2009, 08:36 AM

Ok. I am back. Yep... In 2006 I was raw 45 days went out of the country and gave in.. I'm coming back!! I'm now amazed to see all of the beautiful, amazing recipes that have been created since then for sure!!!

Today will be my 2nd day!!!

mattshor

03-31-2009, 09:15 AM

Welcome back Amanda!

amanda

03-31-2009, 09:51 AM

Thanks Matt :)!

tvillemom

03-31-2009, 12:18 PM

Hey all! Last day of the month. I started my day with a savory GS...spinach, kale, carrots, cumin, sea salt, celery, and alittle leftover raw chili, oh yeah and some sesame seeds and flax seeds!

Dinner will probably be some kim-chi....spicey and warm!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous last day of the month!!

RawVeggie

03-31-2009, 03:58 PM

hi guys :)
well, did we all make it???
i had some grapes and pomelo this morning ande a large salad in the afternoon. just when i was on my way home today i went to this health food store and finally found black molasses and yeast. so when i got home i tried making a "coffee" ... well ... i suppose, there is still some training needed :D but it's ok so far ... just a bit too much molasses and too sweet too ... the next one will be better i hope ... hehehe
anyone going for another month??
y'all take good care of yourself and have a great day!!
good luck to us all!!

tammay

03-31-2009, 04:09 PM

I was scanning the March challenge posts and was a little alarmed to see so few posts! But it looks like there are some survivors which is great.

I'm totally in for April - I've been preparing for it for a few weeks now. So hopefully I'll see some of you in the April threads tomorrow and onward :D.

Tam